Posts Tagged "Gaza"
Join us in putting an end to illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank
December 16, 2025
Write to your Member of Parliament today While the world is watching the horrors and devastation of the genocide in Gaza during the so-called ceasefire, another crime against humanity – “the silent genocide” – is unfolding in the West Bank. Although there has been little…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Palestine Israel Conflict
Canada must act with moral leadership and courage on Gaza
November 3, 2025
Temporary pauses in violence in Gaza have not protected civilians, restored safety or upheld international humanitarian law. This is not a ceasefire, even in name, when the assault against the Palestinian people continues and hundreds of Palestinian civilians, including women and children, are killed. The International Court of Justice has issued binding measures, and…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Uncategorized
An Ecumenical Call to the Government of Canada for Urgent Action on Gaza
July 29, 2025
With deepening grief and frustration, church and ecumenical leaders have written again to Prime Minister Carney, urging the Government of Canada to act decisively to end the abhorrent suffering and violence in Gaza. The letter welcomes recent government statements that…
Post filed in: Human Rights
A call for global church leaders to take a courageous stand against injustice, impunity, and the desecration of sacred places
July 18, 2025
The following letter from Dr. Ramzi Khouri, Head of the Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine, urgently addresses global church leaders in response to recent attacks on Christian sites in Gaza and the West Bank. It highlights the…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Middle East, Palestine Israel Conflict
Ecumenical letter to PM calls for decisive and concrete action on ending genocide against the peoples of Gaza.
June 17, 2025
KAIROS, church leaders and heads of church agencies have sent an ecumenical letter to Prime Minister Carney, calling for decisive and concrete action towards ending the genocide against the peoples of Gaza. The letter was written on June 16, days…
Post filed in: Human Rights
KAIROS welcomes news of a ceasefire in Gaza
January 16, 2025
We welcome the news of a ceasefire in Gaza and pray for it to take hold. After 15 months of relentless war and unimaginable human suffering, we long deeply to see permanent ceasefire, release of all hostages and detainees, and…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Middle East, Palestine Israel Conflict
October 7 – lament, pray, act for peace in Palestine and Israel
October 1, 2024
For a year, we have pleaded for peace in Palestine and Israel and urged our government to unequivocally withdraw support for the armed conflict, which has led to devastating humanitarian consequences. We have mobilized churches throughout Canada and brought church…
Post filed in: Human Rights, Middle East, Social Justice
